The attack on Hamburg on Satur doy night wes as effective as it was fierce. and bomber pilots report immense damage throughout the city, declares the news service of the Air Ministry:
Under a clear sky and full moon. which showed up the ground in detail. the Royal Air Force swept in through the German barrage to drop load after heavy load of high explosive and incen diary Bong 5.
Once again the industrial quarters and the whole spread of docks were hammered and left blazing. Under a storm of incendiary bombs more and more fire came to life elsewhere in the city. factories were bomb aimers. ell across goods yards and railway tracks. and yet more fires added to the destruction in submarine building ards In one district a great fire roared vp. one of many wich. pilots declar-appeared altogether beyond control.
N was not only a night of formidable bombing but also of marked success against the many fighters which {ne enemy put up to help ground defences. Four enemy aircraft are known to have been destroyed and "t least two severely damaged by British bombers. dual score is now the highest figure of aircraft definitely destroyed attributed to any R.A.F, pist, The name of the pilot is nct given in accordance with the official policy in the present war of not publishing "acc ewer
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